Antoine Bello
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25 March 1970 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | French, American |
| Period | 1996-present |
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| Notable awards | Prix France Culture - Télérama |
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Antoine Bello (born 25 March 1970) is a French-American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, whose works have been widely translated. His novels touch on multiple subjects, such as the relation between reality and fiction, human cognition and journalism.
Work
Bello's first book, Les Funambules (ISBN 2070745023), a collection of short stories, was published in France in 1996. It received the Prix littéraire de la Vocation de la Fondation Bleustein-Blanchet.
Since then, Bello's has published seven novels, which have been translated into a dozen languages, such as German, Russian, Greek and Japanese. Only one is available in English under the title The Missing Piece (ISBN 0156013371).[1]
Bello's main body of work, known as the Falsificateurs trilogy, centers around a secret international organization, the CFR, which falsifies reality and rewrites history. The first installment, Les Falsificateurs (ISBN 2070355276), was published in 2007. Les Éclaireurs (ISBN 2070124266) was awarded the prestigious Prix France Culture - Télérama award in 2009. Les Producteurs was released in 2015.
Prior career
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Bello co-founded the French company Ubiqus. He sold it in 2007.
Bibliography
- Les Funambules, recueil de nouvelles (Manikin 100, Soltino, Go Ganymède !, Le dossier Krybolski et L'année Zu), éditions Gallimard, 1996.
- Éloge de la pièce manquante, éditions Gallimard, 1998.
- Les Falsificateurs, éditions Gallimard, 2007.
- Les Éclaireurs, éditions Gallimard, 2009.
- Enquête sur la disparition d'Émilie Brunet, éditions Gallimard, 2010.
- Mateo, éditions Gallimard, 2013.
- Roman américain, éditions Gallimard, 2014.
- Les Producteurs, éditions Gallimard, 2015.
Decorations
References
- ↑ Poole, Steve (19 January 2002). "Boxing clever". The Guardian.
- ↑ http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Ministere/Services-rattaches-a-la-ministre/Section-des-distinctions-honorifiques/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2015
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